Beef
2019 will live long in the memory of Irish beef farmers and, indeed, the entire beef industry in this country.
2019 will be remembered as a tumultuous, divisive and watershed period for the Irish beef industry; it had it all.
The beef taskforce reconvened without a hitch, but it wasn't long until pressure was applied, writes Claire Mc Cormack and Niall Claffey.
Another month, another beef protest. On November 1 around 25 protesters landed at Bord Bia in Dublin, writes Claire Mc Cormack and Niall Claffey.
After weeks of beef protests, a large pool of cattle fit for slaughter had clogged the system, writes Claire Mc Cormack and Niall Claffey.
Tempers flared at Liffey Meats Co. Cavan, as short-lived protester arrests and scuffles ensued, writes Claire Mc Cormack and Niall Claffey.
As protests stretched across the country, Beef Plan urged all farmers to follow its guidelines, writes Claire Mc Cormack and Niall Claffey.
Just days after the EU-Mercosur bombshell, beef price hits a new low - down 5c/kg, writes Claire Mc Cormack and Niall Claffey.
Shooting for the stars is one thing; catching stars is a different matter entirely. A BDGP review was confirmed, writes Claire Mc Cormack.
It started with an Aberdeen Angus bull roaming the streets of Cork. He was a rebel with a cause, writes Claire Mc Cormack and Niall Claffey.
It began with the opening of a new 'club'. Not a book club, nor a fight club, not a sports club - but rather the Twenty20 Beef Club.
Stormy seas prevented two ferries - scheduled to carry dairy calves - from departing Irish ports, writes Claire Mc Cormack and Niall Claffey.
Sailing to Cherbourg aboard the W.B. Yeats moved a step closer as the month of February arrived, writes Claire Mc Cormack and Niall Claffey.
It started on a beef kill high. Almost 1.8 million cattle were slaughtered at department-approved export plants in 2018 - up on 2017 levels.
2019 will be remembered as a tumultuous, divisive and watershed period for the Irish beef industry. Special report...
